The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LANDAMMANS
Noun
landammans
plural of landamman
Source: Wiktionary
LANDAMMAN
Lan"dam*man, n. Etym: [G. Landamman; land land, country + amimann bailiff. See Land, and Ambassador.]
1. A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons.
2. The president of the diet of the Helvetic republic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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